Tool support



March 13, 1928. 1,662,152

w. LOGG TOOL SUPPORT Filed March 5, '1927 9 ill am 4''! I I 9 L 22 I 7 ii I 1; 3" I Invewfar M /M i! 1 g Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

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WENDELL LOGG, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed March 5, 1 927.

This invention relates to improvements in tool supports and more particularly to a portable and knock-downbench, or work support, which may be set up for use upon and against concrete, cement, stone, brick, or like structures whose natures preclude fastening as by nails, screws, bolts and other ordinary securing means.

To artisans as for example, pipe fitters, e1nployed in concrete structures the problem of providing supports for work or tools, such as vices, is of no small moment. 'Because of the heretofore recognized impossibility of securing work supports directly to concrete floors and Wallsit has been the practice to erect or establish relatively large, heavy, and cumbersome benches whose location in relation to the several jobs of a structure entailed the expenditure of considerable time and much inconvenience.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a tool, or work support, of simple durable and inexpensive construction, that may be readily set up and secured for use, and where desired, in a structure whose floors and walls are made of material, such as concrete.

My improvements consist in the novel construction, arrangement and combination ,of parts as hereinafter fully, clearly and concisely described, definitely pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing (1 sheet) in which- Fig. 1, shows in side elevation a tool support constructed in accordance with my invention as set up and established for use upon and against a concrete floor and wall.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the base, or floor member, of the device, showing a fragment only of the supporting column as taken upon the line indicated 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a front elevation of the thrust, or wall member, as taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawing A and B designate, respectively the floor and wall of a structure composed of material such as concrete.

The device of my invention comprises a floor, or base, member 5, which is by prefercnce and as shown constructed as a unit and by casting of metal and consists of a fiat-bottomed plate 6, arising from which is a socket 7, which is open topped and whose axis is substantially at a right angle to the bottom face of the plate 6.

Serial No. 173,107.

Arising from the base-plate to the rear of, and aligned with, the socket 7 is a socket '8, which is also'open-topped and whose axis is substantially at an angle of forty five degrees relative to the bottom face of the plate 6.

Secured in the socket 7 is a column, pillar, or stem 9, which by preference is a lengtl-i of metal pipe, or tubing, bearing at its ends, threads'lO and 11, thethreads'lO providing rigid, yet readily detachable, securing of the stem 9 to the socket 7 of the floor member and the threads 11 providing rigid, yet readily detachablesecuring of a work table, or tool support 12.

For securing the basemember 5 against 1 movement relative to a supporting surface, such as the recited concrete lioor A, I provide an anchor, which by preference, and

shown consists of a bit, or purchase device, in the form of a pointed screw such as shown at 13 which may be adjustably set to project different distances beyond the bottom face of the base member and is by preference pitched, or disposed at such angle as to afford the most effective biting into the concrete floor.

For holding the work support and its supporting column vertically and against tipping, or rocking on its base, I provide means for exerting a downward pressure on the base which consists preferably of a hearing, or block 14, for positioning against a vertical support, such as the concrete wall B, at a point above the supporting surface, or fioor A, and an adjustable'thrust rod 15 extended between the base member 5 (socket 8) and the thrust bearing 14. By preference the thrust bearing is provided with anchoring means 16, similar to the described means 13 of the base and provided with a socket 17, similar to the socket 8 of the face.

The thrust rod 15 by preference consists of a pair of rods 18 and 19 and a turn buckle 20 which latter is internally threaded at each of its ends and which rods are both threaded at each of their ends and united as best shown in Fig. 1.

Obviously upon a lengthening of the thrust rod the base and thrust-bearing will be immovably secured to the floor and wall and the base held firmly and against rocking relative to the floor.

To provide for a further and more rigid relation between the work support and base as against lateral movements, I provide a bracing means comprising a collar 21 surrounding the column 9 and oppositely extending struts or props 22 extending between the collar and base as best shown in Fig. 2.

For holding the work support as against movements forwardly and rearwardly relative to the wall B, I provide a variable length and folding link connection comprising perforated ears 23 and 24 secured respectively to the column 9 and thrust bearing 14, rods 25 and 26 hinged to said ears and a turnbuckle 27 connecting the free ends of the rods.

The device may be brought to a. relative compact condition for handling and transport by disconnecting the rods 18 and 19 from the sockets 8 and 17. placing the thrust 15 as a whole alongside the column 9 and in swinging the thrust bearing 14: on the rod 25 and ear 23 to a position over the base 8.

I claim:

1. A structure comprising a floor member and a wall member and means for exerting a variable pressure between said members. a column arising from said floor member and a work support on said column. and a brace extending between said column and wall member.

2. A structure comprising a floor member 0 and a. wall member and means for exertii'ig a. variable pressure between said members, a. column arising from said lloor member and a work support on said column. and an adjustable brace between said column and wall member.

3. A structure comprising a floor member and a wall member and means for exerting a variable pressure between said members. a column arising from said floor member and a, work support on said column. and an ad justable brace liingedly connecting said column and wall member.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature.

W'ENDELL IXJGG. 

